Making your first record as a teenager your thoughts are only about ‘whether it will chart?’, ‘will it make number 1?’, and I’m going to enjoy this ride for as long as it lasts.
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Engelbert Humperdinck has postponed a scheduled UK tour in May because of hold-ups in finishing his new CD, which features duets with other leading artists.
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SEEMINGLY, it has now become a tradition that The Stranglers tour the UK during March, and this year is no exception with their ‘Feel It Live’ tour.
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THREE of the most explosive names in rock are getting together for a series of dates around the UK in May.
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Frankie Vaughan is someone whose place in popular memory seems to have receded dramatically since his death in 1999. For at least two reasons, that’s a bit surprising.
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Justin Hayward has taken a break from The Moody Blues to release his first solo album in nearly 20 years.
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Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham are staging a Fleetwood Mac reunion for an international tour this year.
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AS part of 10CC, Graham Gouldman wrote and performed some of the most technically brilliant hits of the seventies.
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Due to ‘phenomenal’ demand from fans, Chas & Dave are back and about to embark on an extensive UK tour, kicking off at the Cambridge Corn Exchange February 28.
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Joe Brown is a legend. Now in his seventies, Joe is as busy as ever and has a touring schedule that would leave most of today’s artists begging for mercy.
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The man known as the glove also has a touch of Bo Diddley and Stan Laurel in his act. These were the influences that make up the Dave Berry we all know and love today.
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Thinking back 50 years to January, 1963, little did we know the impact the following 12 months would have on our lives, not just musically but also culturally.
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A look back at the early days of some artists that we’re all familiar with, while their early careers are not as well known. In this first musical expose, we’ll look at Glen Campbell.
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Join me in remembering the great singer and songwriter and performer who gave us the first taste of a different slant on rock and roll.
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Mike Pender talks to David Parker about life in general – and in the fast lane, in particular.
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I’ve always been interested in the early careers of various artists. As with many names, later success often brings recordings from their early days out of the woodwork, much to their chagrin.
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Readers of The Beat would definitely join me in remembering the great singer and songwriter and performer who gave us the first taste of a different slant on rock and roll.
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Mike Pender talks to David Parker about life in general – and in the fast lane, in particular
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[private] In the words of the old song: ‘Take a pinch of white man’, add a mixture of Johnny Cash, a track or two of Gene Vincent, stir with a gloved hand and a sample of black clothes, tip in a spot of Rhythm & Blues music – and what have you got? The man known as the glove also has a touch of Bo Diddley and Stan...
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Bryan Ferry is to embark on an ambitious, big production tour this year featuring not only his usual band but also The Bryan Ferry Orchestra with whom he has just released the album ‘The Jazz Age’.
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